How do we – priests, religious, lay persons – become involved in efforts to build a human society which respects the dignity and promotes the welfare of all? Obviously, as believers we must call attention to the moral and religious dimensions of all issues. We must point out the demands of our Christian Faith for a just transformation of society. We must keep the gospel values alive and well in a world that needs them desperately. How many of us take a stand on the side of gospel values when issues arise in public education, housing, homelessness, sexuality and health […]

Do you know how magnificent a sacrament the Eucharist is? It ought to be looked at as a jewel that reflects light from its different facets. The Eucharist is a covenant between ourselves and God, a remembrance, a thanksgiving, a Real Presence of Jesus among us, a mystery of faith, and a spiritual food for our journey of life. In addition to all this, there is another facet of the Eucharist which we need to rediscover. The Eucharist is a sacrament given to us by Jesus for our healing. More than ever, people today – you and me – want […]

We can become sensitive to God’s presence, alert to the ways He reveals Himself in the daily occurrences of our life. Often, the problem is that we simply don’t know what to look for or we don’t take the time in our hurried lives to be aware of His presence. It’s like going out to a forest in the dead of winter. All we can see are bare limbs of trees, a blanket of snow, withered flowers. There doesn’t seem to be much life around. Yet all the life of a forest in the fullness of summer is still there […]

It is a commonly known fact that people of the ancient world believed there were many gods. In the early biblical history, each nation was thought to have its own deity whom they worshiped and upon whom they depended for the necessities of life. Later, in the times of the Greek and Roman empires, people believed in gods who overreached national boundaries but had limited categories of concern and responsibility. For example, there was Apollo, god of the sun; Bacchus, god of wine; Minerva, goddess of wisdom; and Venus, goddess of love and beauty. This ancient theology is generally thought […]

I read an article recently in a religious newspaper. It told of a famous Japanese artist who had contacted Christian missionaries to inquire about a ticket to heaven. He was a very old man who knew that death could not be far away. He had heard that Jesus had tickets to heaven, and he wanted to purchase one. Some of us would laugh at the old man for wanting to purchase a ticket to heaven. But none of us would laugh at him for wanting to go to heaven. We […]

Upcoming Events

Please help others enjoy a Happy Thanksgiving by donating a complete (uncooked) dinner to the Parish Room on Monday, November 19 or Tuesday, November 20. Dinners will be donated to various needy parishes, food pantries and shelters. TURKEYS MUST BE FROZEN! All other items should be fresh, packaged or canned. No items will be accepted after Tuesday night at 5 pm. Thank you for your generosity to those in need this holiday season. Drop-off times are: Monday, 8am – 8pm Tuesday, 8am – 5pm

The Yonkers Senior Group will meet every Monday and Tuesday in the Lower Meeting Room in the former Our Lady of Fatima rectory at 5 Strathmore Road. Please contact Virginia Kilkenny at 914-202-5701 or Jennifer Villa at 914-377-6443 for more information. (The group will not meet on holidays.)